Compound for waterproofing and preserving buildings



UNITED STATES BENJAMIN DENISE, OF

PATENT OFFICEQ CAMDEN, NEWV JERSEY.

COMPOUND FOR WATERPROOFING AND PRESERVING BUILDINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,525, dated March 25, 1884.

Application filed February 21, 1884. (No specimens.)

,full, clear, and exact description, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This compound, which consists of fossil I wax, carnauba-wax, refined paraffineoil, and

' take of fossil wax, (this is a mineral wax known as well by ozocerite,) sixteen pounds; carnauba-wax, four pounds, heat them together until the mixture becomes thoroughly clear,

then add ten pounds of refined paraffine-oil,

two pounds of carbolic acid, and apply heat untilall unite in a fluid state.

The compound is applied as follows: A small part of the wall or face of the building is first heated by means of a furnace, as is customary in burning off paint. being in a fluid state, is then applied by a brush to the bricks, and if any are too cold to absorb the fluid, additional heat is applied by the furnace.

1. The within-described waterproofing compound, consisting of fossil wax, carnauba-wax, refined paraffine-oil, and carbolic acid, united by heat.

BENJAMIN DENISE.

Vitnesses:

J osEPH CHAPBJIAN, J OHN F. GRANT.

The compound,

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